Higuita (futsal player)

Higuita

Personal information
Full name	Leonardo de Melo Vieira Leite
Date of birth	6 June 1986
Place of birth	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Playing position	goalkeeper
Club information
Current team	AFC Kairat
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2016	AFC Kairat
National team^‡
2016	Kazakhstan
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 February 2016. † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 February 2016

Leonardo de Melo Vieira Leite, best known as Higuita, (born 6 June 1986) is a Brazilian-born Kazakhstani male futsal player who plays as goalkeeper. He is part of the Kazakhstan national futsal team. He competed at the UEFA Futsal Euro 2016. At club level he is playing for AFC Kairat in Kazakhstan in 2016.^[1] His nickname comes from the Colombian football goalkeeper René Higuita.^[2]

References

1. "Team Roster – Kazakhstan". UEAFA.com. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
2. (Spanish) http://www.lnfs.es/noticias/uefa-futsal-cup/Higuita-suena-titulo-europeo-60164042013.html